Forty long years I was grieved with that generation, And said, "It is a people that errs in their heart. They have not known my ways."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Forty years long – All the time that they were in the wilderne . During this long period their conduct was such as to try my patience and fo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

See Notes, Hebrews 3:17, New Testament Commentary.

I grieved. —Better, I loathed.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Today if you will hear his voice, do not harden your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: when your…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Forty years I strove with this generation. The Psalmist presents this as an aggravation of their perverse obstinacy: that God strove with …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation
The generation of the wilderness, as the Jews commonly call them…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Christ calls upon his people to hear his voice. You call him Master, or Lord; then be his willing, obedient people. Hear the voice of his doctrine,…

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